Japanese Silk Paintings

Ônishi Chinnen (1792 - 1851) Schilpadden en bamboo Rolschildering / scroll op papier, benen rollers. B 125.7 x 48.9 / 179.5 x 59.5 cm 125.7 x 48.9 / 179.5 x 59.5 cm.

Iwase Hirotaka (1808-1877) Koi and Water Plants Hanging scroll, ink, color, gold wash and gold flecks on silk Inscription: Hirotaka Seal: Illegible Dimensions: Scro...

Playful Cat Hirose Toho (1875-1930) Hanging scroll, ink, mineral pigments and gofun on silk. Painting inscription: Toho Sha Painting seals: Upper - Hirose Hitoshi Lo...

Pigments on silk. Signature and seal read: Chiga saku (Acid free mounting with UV plexiglass) Painting dimentions: 59" H x 34" W, overall dimentions: 63 1/4" H x 38 1/2" W.

Sen'yo Ogawa 1882-1971 Japan painter. Kyoto production. Name Tasaburo. After served as apprentice of the Buddhist teacher, I learned a Movie to Chu Asai, exhibited oil paintings to...

Beautiful soft painting of mineral pigments and ink on paper with a silk brocade border.

Hanging scroll "waterfall" silk true work Zaimei (Taishan) Condition is good Size: Axis, vertical 198.5 cm horizontal 68.8 cm Picture, vertical 129 cm horizontal 55 cm.

"Somei Yuki" 1875 (1875) - 1957 (1957) Tokyo living, Japan painter. Real name Sadamatsu, maiden name Morita. Tamazusa Kawabata disciple, Tokyo art school graduation. Empire Art ...

Pair of antique Japanese Nagasaki School paintings by Yanagisawa Kien (1704-1758), depicting classical ikebana flower arrangements.

An amazing, tall six-panel byôbu (folding screen) presents an elaborate Tosa School genre painting set against a backdrop of gold leaf, capturing lively celebrations across various s...

Meiji period (1868 - 1912) sumi-e (or ink painting) on paper of a venerable pine tree with limbs stretching out over a bluff. Beautiful signature and seal read: Biei. Ink on paper ...

A two-fold Japanese screen by the Rimpa school artist Sakai Hoitsu (1761-1828), Japan, 19th century, Edo period. This small Japanese folding screen painted by Sakai Hoitsu was ori...

A superb and authentic Japanese ink and light colour painting on silk, executed by a masterful hand during the late Edo period (c. 1820-1850).

With exotic birds including a family of quail. Mineral pigments on mulberry paper with gold dust and a silk brocade border.

A large and incredible Japanese painting of a Buddhist temple hall with Amida Nyorai, late Edo or early Meiji period, mid-19th century, Japan.

Chinese or Japanese brush painting of Bodhisattva of Mercy sitting on lotus throne, Painting itself is in very good condition.

Ogata Tomin (1839 -1895) Birds in a spring landscape Ink and colour on silk. Inscription reads: “Copy of Lu Ji, painted with heartfelt appreciation” “Painted by Tomin Ogat...

Standing portrait of a samurai, thought to be Heiji Shigemori. Startlingly similar to a painting exhibited in the 1928 Neiten exhibition. (See b/w image of screen that was shown at N...

It is a work drawn by Yusen Okajima known as a Japanese painter of the Shijo school as you can see. It is a waterfall map that makes you feel momentum from the top to the bottom, a...

Mineral pigments on silk, mounted on a gold panel, in silk border. Signature and seal read: Yoho.

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A superb Japanese hanging scroll depicting lotus flowers, masterfully rendered on silk with refined brushwork and a serene, balanced composition.

Both elements have been depicted in Japanese art since the 12th Century or earlier. This original scroll is hand-painted and mounted on delicate "washi" mulberry paper, with brocad...

Illustrated in Masterpieces of Japanese Screens, Muromachi through Edo Periods, Japan, plate #40.

Extremely dramatic painting of a dragon in sumi-e ink and mineral pigments on gold silk in a dark brown lacquer trim. Signature and seal read: Shonan.

A scene from the Heike wars (12th century wars) showing two high ranking samurai warriors of the Genji clan, Sasaki Shiro Takatsuna and Kajiwara Genta Kagesue, racing each other on h...

Sparrows ravish freshly harvested rice, drying on stakes, beyond wild chrysanthemum. Mineral pigments on silk. Signed in the lower left corner, signature reads: Soetsu. With a simple...

Wonderfully large and bold tiger painted in ink and mineral pigments on silk mounted with silk brocade border. Seal reads: Miyaguchi (alternative reading: Sonan Tomi-shi). Late Edo p...

Screen depicts Summer flowers and birds on gilded silk. Signature reads: Konishi Fukunen. Notes about Artist: Konishi Fukunen (1887-1959) was born the second son of...

Old Fans mounted on a two panel screen of Gold Clouds. Mineral pigments and gold on mulberry paper, with silk brocade border and black lacquer trim. Signatures on fans read: Tsunenob...

In Japan, it is a Shinto belief that the deer is a treasured and sacred animal. This admirable scene captures this gentle creature in its natural habitat with beautiful detail in bot...

Mineral pigments on mulberry paper with silk brocade border and black lacquer trim.

Luxurious golden pine with gold raised relief on gold silk with silk brocade border and black lacquer trim with bronze mounts. Signature and seal read: Takuyo. Back Label Reads: ...

Japanese six-panel screen: Chrysanthemums, Edo period (circa 1800) painting of a variety of chrysanthemums in a garden landscape, with sparrows.

Landscape with summer flowers and waterfall with a family of pheasants. Mineral pigments and gold dust on gold leaf with silk brocade boarder and black lacquer trim with bronze hardw...

A vibrant celebration of spring using a colorful ensemble of coxcomb, irises, lilies, hybiscus, and a blossoming cherry tree. Great examples of "tarashikomi" or "painting-in", a Rim...

Mineral pigments and ink on silver with a silk brocade border and wooden trim. Tarashikomi (meaning "dripping in") is a Japanese painting technique, in which a second layer of paint ...

The work is skillfully executed using mineral pigments on mulberry paper (washi), a traditional Japanese medium that lends a soft, earthy tone to the painting.

Children at play in a Chinese palace garden, a favorite subject of Japanese painters. Kano School painting in mineral pigments on mulberry paper with silk brocade border.

A wonderful scene of water in abstract designs with Japanese red pine and fishing nets. Very unusual, early painting, possibly used architectually in fusuma, later mounted to be used...

Kano school painting of a pheasant in a snowy pine. Artist signature reads: Hokkyo Shunyo. Mineral pigments on gold leaf with silk brocade border.  

Seal on lower right reads: I'nen. Beautiful and delicate Rimpa painting using tarashikomi (painting-in) technique of wet on wet painting. Painted in a style reminiscent of the famous...

Bamboo, chrysanthemums and garden stone in mineral pigments on a gold silk ground. Black lacquer trim with well patinaed bronze hardware. Signature and seals read: Seido Senshi

A snowy bamboo and flowering plum tree and pheasant flowing into a spring landscape of spring flowers and waterfowl. Mineral pigments and gold dust on gold leaf with silk brocade bor...

Japanese two panel screen: Moon Viewing, painting of two noblewomen admiring the full moon outdoors. Extremely sophisticated execution of painting overlapping patterns and drapery. M...

Japanese red pine tree in sumi-e ink on gold with silk brocade border and black lacquer trim. Signature and seal read: Tosa Mitsutake. Notes about the artist: Tosa Mitsutake (1844–1...

Japanese red pine tree in sumi-e ink on gold with silk brocade border and black lacquer trim. Signature and seal read: Tosa Mitsutake. Notes about the artist: Tosa Mitsutake (184...

Mineral pigment on gold silk. Signature reads: Nana Keicho Ho, Shinsho, Gachu ; Seal reads: Soju ; Seal on reverse reads: Koto Fusai.

Beautifully painted garden lanscape with red and white azalias, old wisteria vine in bloom with doves. Mineral pigments on silk with black lacquer trim and beautiful bronze hardware....

Beautifully painted basket arrangement of flowers in vivid color. Mineral pigments on applied silver and gold in a silk brocade border with black lacquer trim.

Unusual subject matter of a rural farm setting with grasses and pine in mineral pigments on paper with silk brocade border and black lacquer trim with bronze hardware. Signature and...

Very early Unkoku school painting of a flock of egrets, willow, plum and other various birds alongside a rushing river. Softly painted in mineral pigments on mulberry paper with a si...

Meiji period painting (1868 - 1912) of rooster, hen, and chicks in mineral pigments and ink on mulberry paper with silk brocade border. Signed Soken.

Embossed gold paper in a lattice design with silk brocade border and black lacquer trim with bronze hardware.

Interesting and unusual subject matter, Tosa School painting in mineral pigments on gold leaf with silk brocade border.

Modern painting in mineral pigments on mulberry paper with a silk brocade border.

Four individual mounted panels of calligraphy. Each panel contains a poem inspired by one of the four seasons. Each panel signed: To Rei. Ink on mulberry paper with silk brocade border.